Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Some News for Tue Mar 16, 2010

MLS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

The current deal expired on Jan 31, 2010, but the two sides agreed to originally extend it until Feb 12, and a further 13 days to Feb 25. And now that Feb 25 has come and gone with no new deal being finished, we enter the Twilight Zone, with the players vowing to strike if a new contract is not agreed to by opening day - Thu Mar 25.

USA coach Bob Bradley was in Sweden this past weekend and watched Alejandro Bedoya play for Orebro, and then talked to the teams website and told them more in a few words then he ever tells the American media. Why is that?

About his World Cup roster plans (translated from English to Swedish and back again): "We have a clear frame of 16-17 players, and behind it there are many who fight for a place. Alejandro is in there. We will have a camp at home in May. There are around 30 players present, then the second phase of the camp to remain in South Africa when the squad will be reduced to the 23 players..."

And you can read more about coach Bradley's trip to Scandavia in the TEAM USA section below.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Jose Torres on why he has struggled to have a bigger impact with Team USA: "The game is a little faster. The position is played the same way, but the game is faster so you have to react faster. [Bradley] puts me in my place, but the soccer is much faster and you can't hold the ball as much. What he asks me to do, I just have to do it."

Read the full story by Brent Latham below in the Americans In Mexico section.

Paul James of the Toronto Globe & Mail says the team is getting a change in "culture", and guys like Gerba will pay the price.-How does this explain the teams poor handling of Danny Dichio, Adrian Serioux and Carl Robinson?

If you are lucky enough like me to have the MSG channel then you can watch the first game ever at Red Bull Arena this weekend when the Red Bulls host Santos of Brazil in a friendly.-Sat Mar 20New York Red Bulls v Santos (Brazil) - 5pm Central on MSG

Interesting...that comment by Bob Bradley to the Orebro website is quite different than what the ESPN Studio & Commentator guys said during the Netherlands game. They made it sound like Bob was gonna name his final 23 in May, before the Turkey & Czech Rep. friendlies.

I like this though. By picking an initial 30 or so, it allows Bob to get a good look at Davies, Holden, Deuce, Benny, Gooch, and Jones and see if they are ready to go